The Art of Biblical Performance: Biblical Performance and the Drama of Old Testament Narratives (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781636630717)

For centuries the Bible's essential identity "as a book" has been taken for granted by scholars and lay people alike. Over the past hundred years or so, the oral transmission of biblical material has been researched and advanced with great rigor, and today many scholars accept the oral origins of the Hebrew Bible. However, for many of these scholars their acceptance seems to be primarily intellectual as opposed to practical-orality has not been integrated at a methodological level. This volume is one attempt to address that oversight. It argues that, with respect to the narratives, the ancient crafts of drama and performance are evident in the received texts, that they reach their fullest interpretive potential when they are (re)enacted through body and voice in space and time before a gathered audience. A fuller understanding of Israel's performance tradition-the art of biblical performance-will lead to a greater appreciation of Israel's dramatic and theological achievement.

Author: Travis West
ISBN-10: 1636630715
ISBN-13: 9781636630717
Publisher: Glossahouse
Language: English
Published: 10/24/2023
Pages: 300
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d